From staff and wire reports
COLUMBUS — Americans remembered 9/11 on Sunday with readings of victims’ names, volunteer work and other tributes 21 years after the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil.
Governor Mike DeWine has ordered that all U.S. and Ohio flags be flown at half-staff on public buildings and grounds throughout the state on Patriot Day.
Today is the 21st anniversary of 9/11. We remember the nearly 3,000 people killed in the coordinated terrorist attack.
We remember the women and men who responded that day and for days after.
We remember the survivors whose lives were forever changed.
Let us #NeverForget911 pic.twitter.com/VAwP1NeiBl— Governor Mike DeWine (@GovMikeDeWine) September 11, 2022
On the west lawn of the Statehouse, a display of 2,977 American flags representing the victims of the attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and United Airlines Flight 93 will remain open to the public until Tuesday at noon, according to the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board.
When seen from above, the design represents the World Trade Center towers, with a space in the shape of the Pentagon and an open strip representing the field in Pennsylvania, where the airliner crashed after passengers overpowered the hijackers.
The Statehouse has been the venue for the annual 9/11 memorial since 2002, only missing 2020 due to the pandemic.
Admission to the National Veterans Memorial and Museum in downtown Columbus is free on Sunday.
The city of Westerville will hold a brief program at First Responders Park, 374 W. Main Street, at noon.
A remembrance ceremony, featuring speakers and music,
will be held at noon in the northwest quadrant of the 3.5-acre Worthington Village Green.
The Madison Township Fire Department will hold its annual remembrance ceremony at 1:00 p.m. at 5075 S. Hamilton Road.
A tolling bell and a moment of silence began the commemoration at ground zero in New York, where the World Trade Center’s twin towers were destroyed by the hijacked-plane attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
Victims’ relatives and dignitaries also convened at the two other attack sites, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania.
Other communities around the country are marking the day with candlelight vigils, interfaith services and other commemorations.
Some Americans are joining in volunteer projects on a day that is federally recognized as both Patriot Day and a National Day of Service and Remembrance.